I haven’t been able to beat the heatwave we’ve been in for the past couple of weeks.  Its tough painting when it’s 95 degrees.  I paint in rubber gloves, and after about twenty minutes the sweat is trickling from the gloves down my arms.  Nice, huh?

Despite the oppressive temperatures I did eek out this painting.  I spent a lot of time mixing the base colors for the greens, the greys, and the blues ahead of time. I think that definitely clarified a lot of the forms.

It’s one of the small size paintings at 9″x12″ but it feels much more finished than a sketch.  I may come back and revisit this idea on a larger scale.  Hopefully the heat will have broken by Friday when I get some free time again.

Road and Farm : 9″x12″ Oil on board. 2013